The University of North Carolina at Asheville
FACULTY SENATE
May 12, 1982
The Faculty Senate met on Wednesday, May 12, at 10 a.m. in
Library 1 with Dr. John Stevens, Chairman, presiding.
Members present: Dr. Browning, Dr. Dorr, Dr. Gillum,
Dr. Greenawalt, Dr. Howard, Dr. Moseley,
Dr. Rainey, Mr. Wengrow,
and alternates Dr. Shoaf and Mr. Bernhardt.
Members absent: Drs. Grams, Rackham, Williams,
and alternate Dr. Thurman.
The minutes of the April 28 meeting were approved as received.
A correction in the minutes of the last meeting was noted; that
is, the memo referred to under New Business, page 3, had
actually originated with Dr. Cochran instead of Vice Chancellor
Dorr.
The Senate next conducted two elections:
I. Election of nominees for Faculty Conciliators to serve on the
Student Grievance Committee. Under the rules of the grievance
procedure, the Senate submits four nominees, and the Student
Senate selects one member and one alternate from the list.
The Senate Executive Committee presented the Senate with a list
of six nominees from which four were to be selected. There
being no nominations from the floor, the Senate elected the
following nominees: John Bernhardt, Wilsonia Cherry, Peggy
Downs, and Mike Ruiz.
II. Election to the Research Council. The Faculty had submitted
the names of the following people for Senate consideration:
The Arts: Paul Sweeney, Josef Vandermeer
Professional Programs: Gwen Henderson, Denise Hoyer,
Charlie Reed
Humanities: Phil Cranston, Jeff Rackham,
Henry Stern, Ted Uldricks
Mathematics & Sciences: Alan Comer, Robert Hoyer,
Mike Ruiz, John Stevens
Social Sciences: Willilam Haas, Margaret O'Donnell,
Gene Rainey, Gene Schultz,
Joe Sulock
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The following members to the council were electeed on the first
ballot: Paul Sweeney, Charlie Reed, Ted Uldricks, and Gene
Rainey. A second ballot was necessary to elect for Mathematics
and Sciences. The resullt of that ballot elected Alan Comer.
Following the election, Merritt Moseley questioned whether Self
Study statements on pp. 38 and 166 were correct in stating the
Senate resolutions are enacteed unless the Chancellor
specifically vetoes the measure. Moseley asked if the Senate
Resolution concerning the rejection of transfer D grades had
been implemented.
The conclusion of the following discussion was the APC should
quickly consider the Chancellor's objections to the Senate's
actions concerning D's.
With great relief, the Senate adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
Jeanie M. Myers
APPROVED Bruce Greenawalt
Secretary, Faculty Senate